Kukowalਕੁਕੋਵਲ

Where is Kukowal?

Kukowal is a village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurpur Bedi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038369, and it covers 567 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 45 people in Kukowal: 25 men and 20 women, living in 6 households, an average of about 7.5 people per household. Spread over its 567 hectares, the population density works out to about 8 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 800 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 10, about 22 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.43 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80 per cent and women at 60 per cent. The census recorded 18 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 12 main workers, the largest group, 6, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 4 agricultural labourers and 2 cultivators on their own land. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kukowal's land. Of the village's 567 hectares, 257 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 204 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (204 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 2 cultivators and 9 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Kukowal is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khamera, Kalwan, Dholowal and Rampur Kalan.

What is the population of Kukowal?

The population of Kukowal was 45 at the 2011 census, living in 6 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Kukowal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kukowal has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.